Background
Frédéric Soulié was born in Foix, the son of a philosopher professor
Frédéric Soulié was born in Foix, the son of a philosopher professor
He wrote over forty sensation novels like Mémoires du diable (1837-1838). He gained a law degree before going to Paris to pursue a literary life. Though his early historical dramas were unsuccessful, he gained more attention with the novel Les deux cadavres (1832).